Amateur Cricket Match Goes Viral After Cheating Allegation
- The NYSD Premier Cricket League launched a formal investigation on Tuesday regarding alleged incidents during a Division Two match on Saturday, July 25, 2026.
- Viral footage allegedly shows a Saltburn first slip fielder clicking his fingers to mimic an edge, tricking the umpire during the club's 159-run victory over Norton.
- Middlesbrough captain Rory Cotterill alleged similar cheating occurred during a June match, while Saltburn's wicketkeeper recorded 31 catches in his past eight matches, exceeding the Test record of seven.
- Saltburn Cricket Club currently sits atop the Division Two ladder after 15 matches, though official streams of recent matches appear to have been removed from the club's website.
- British cricket writer Amer Malik said Saltburn "looks as if Saltburn CC are in for a rude awakening," as the case draws comparisons to international ball-tampering and match-fixing scandals.
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The English amateur team Saltburn Cricket Club has found itself in a whirlwind. One of the team's players is now known as "Clicky Ponting"; he is accused of fooling the umpires by snapping his fingers. "Outrageous cheating," writes Piers Morgan on X.
Brian Devine, known as "Clicky Ponting" in English club cricket, has been accused of creating a false impression of a batsman's age by snapping his fingers. The North Yorkshire and South Durham Cricket League has launched an investigation after a video went viral on social media.
The 'Clicky Ponting' scandal that has left the cricket world stunned
A bizarre finger-clicking allegation has rocked the North Yorkshire and South Durham Cricket League. The man nicknamed "Clicky Ponting" now finds himself at the centre of cricket's strangest cheating investigation.
Who is Clicky Ponting, the cricketer accused of a unique cheating tactic?
Brian Devine, who plays for Saltburn CC in The North Yorkshire and South Durham Cricket League, has been accused of mimicking nick sounds by clicking fingers when fielding at slip with an investigation underway after several players post videos online
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